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61 showcase their strengths. Indian companies in electronics sectors such as EMS, wire harness, material suppliers, design companies, and PCB manufacturers are part of this pavilion. Integrated Electronics Manufacturing and Interconnections (IEMI) IPC celebrated a decade of service to the Indi- an electronics manufacturing industry by organiz- ing the inaugural edition of Integrated Electronics Manufacturing and Interconnections (IEMI) at New Delhi on Aug. 2 and Bangalore on Aug. 4, 2022. Ap- proximately 1,000 attendees participated in more than 200 business-to-business meetings, presen- tations by experts, panel discussions, technical sessions, product and service exhibits, and final skill challenge competitions. The second IEMI event is scheduled at Chennai on Aug. 1, 2023, and Pune on Aug. 3, 2023. New Dimension to IPC Skill Challenge Program For the first time, IPC India took skill challenge competitions for hand soldering, wire harness, and PCB design onsite to member companies. More than 100 companies and 1,500 employees were involved in the first round of competitions from January to April 2022. The three best competitors from each company competed in semi-final rounds, which were held from May to July 2022. The semi-finals were held at different locations in India, as well as Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Dubai (UAE). Workshops and networking events were organized during the sessions to create awareness on IPC standards and skills development. The final round of the competitions took place at IEMI in Bengaluru. Industry Engagement in Standards Development IPC India recently formed an IPC standards devel- opment department to work with industry volunteers from India to help revise existing IPC standards and develop new ones. Looking at India's growth in Elec- tronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM), IPC India created a regional committee on electronics manufacturing design. The first committee meeting took place on Oct. 18 in Bangalore, and the following work areas and sub-sectors were formed: IPC Validation Services in India IPC India has helped support IPC's Validation Services program, assisting EMS providers and their suppliers to optimize product quality, reliabili- ty, and consistency across the entire supply chain. With support from auditors in the U.S., IPC India con- ducted standard gap analyses for two Indian com- panies, which led to both companies earning an IPC Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML). For more information, contact Gaurab Majumdar, IPC India excecutive director, GaurabMajumdar@ ipc.org. IPC India's regional design committee celebrated their first meeting in Bengaluru, Karnataka on October 18, 2022 where task and regional working groups were initiated.